Colin:It started with the mannequin heads. They were my escape, my solace, my companions in the darkness. But the day came when they weren’t enough. That’s when I started taking the girls.But Avery? She’s not like the others. She’s beautiful -- so beautiful -- but I can’t hurt her. I need to keep her with me … forever.

Avery:He should terrify me. I’m his prisoner. I’ve seen what he did to the others. How can I believe him when he says he won’t hurt me?But there’s more to him than darkness. There’s a terrible sadness.And strange as it sounds, a kind of beauty.I wonder if I can ever make him see himself the way I do?

PLEASE NOTE: This is a dark romance with violent and unsettling themes of an adult nature that some may find disturbing. Colin: A Serial Killer Romance is a standalone novel of 66k words with a HEA.

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I'm not real sure what I just read or how to rate this book so I'm gonna rate it in the middle. Colin was a messed up character and I didn't care for or like Avery at all. But like a car crash, I couldn't seem to look away and kept right on reading. I therefore guess it's fair to give it a couple of stars simply because it kept my attention long enough to finish it.

Oddly, I liked Colin well enough - although the man's this serial murderer who reminds me of that dude from the movie Silence of the Lambs. I mean, he's building the perfect women mannequin heads by taking parts off different women who he meets at the salon where he works. He drugs them, drags them home through tunnels under their town, tortures them, kills them and then dumps their bodies. I already felt Avery was weird, but she confirms it when she doesn't seem too bothered when she learns about him because she's drawn to him and feels some f'ed up invisible connection. But HOW can you NOT be disturbed by the fact he's killing women? She even witnesses a bloody woman crawling, yes crawling up the freaking stairs from the basement. Just bizarre! The guy could be the hottest man I'd even seen. I mean we're talking tall, tattooed, muscled, bossy and just fine. But if he has a mutilated, bloody chick moaning and locked up in his basement, I'm thinking that's an immediate mood/deal breaker. No hot man can be that flippin hot!

Then we have the story about the vindictive mom who was really a dad yet Colin still considers him/her a mom. WTH?! And did I mention that the whole wig headed mannequin women thing is because Colin is creating them to be his pretend friends? I'm just at a loss. I can usually stretch my imagination really damn far, but with this one I'm shaking my head cause this is some seriously messed up stuff here. And yes, I feel sorry for the man. His childhood had to have been horrible to have warped him so badly. But wow! Unless it’s a paranormal story, I have to find the storyline a little bit believable and I just couldn’t with this one.

But hey, this is just my opinion on this book. You may love reading about this kind of stuff. After all, it does have a happy ending.

Well... I should have expected this being as the title says "A Serial Killer Romance" but I didn't. I enjoy a darker romance every once in awhile but I like them mixed with really hot dark sex. This book didn't have that. SO I was a little disappointed by that. It was just straight serial killer mixed with a little insta love.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the book. Colin was one of the best written characters I have read in awhile. They did a phenomenal job writing his mind. He had the mind,body, soul of a killer. He thought he was a monster but that he couldn't do any better. His mind was completely broken and it was honestly beautiful. Which I know sounds messed up but it's true and it's hard to explain because I don't usually read these kinds of books. But I believe he was perfect. There wasn't a flaw in his character the whole book. There was always something broken in his mind. Even at the end, when he had the girl, he wasn't instantly healed.

Avery, I absolutely hated. She is what ruined the book for me. I understand that she had to be little bit desperate and she would have to have a few problems to be able to accept a killer for a lover. But she was just unbearable.

I was completely impressed with the writing and the development of Colin's character. I've never read anything by this author and it was given to me by the author through one of my GR friends. But I have to say that I am going to look for some of her other books because I really was impressed with Colins character. I so did not think I would love the serial killer but I did. Not in the I want you to be my husband love, but the your character was so perfectly written that I want to know more about your mind, love.

The book is twisted and also very creepy, but defiantly worth reading!

A little slow to get started and I highly doubt most neighborhoods have such a high percentage of serial killers in them, but the story was decent none-the-less. Colin is damaged no doubt, and he comes across as such. He's a killer, but don't expect dominate, alpha behavior. After all, conventional understanding is that serial killers usually had some mega damage done to them in their childhood which should mean they disassociate at a young age. Colin is no different. This has more romance than erotica but it fits with the plot. Dark-ish love, almost kind of sweet. This was pretty good and not a waste of time, which I realized a looong time ago, is where the bar is set when you read as much as I do.

It wasn't what I expeted, but thoroughly enjoyable. Colin's mom is the source of his need for making beautiful things. The new girl next door finds him attractive, not knowing about his doings in his home. Avery brings out the protective side in him even though he still holds her captive for a time. His one friend is a serial killer as well and wonders at his trust of Avery. When he sees how much she cares for Colin, he gives his blessing and shows some interest in her roommate. They have a happy ending and I was glad to read this different story.

This is a great soft dark romance! It is really disturbing at the beginning of the book. Colin falls in love with his new neighbor Avery. Will Colin be able to change is ways for her or will he still want to kill his beautiful victims?I have received this ARC for my honest review. I do recommend this to all who love a little dark in there romance.

Not really dark except for first few chapters and even then light dark. I like the twist idea of why they might be the way they are but a bit far fetched. It was a ok story. Like a sweet happy ending to a serial killer?